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untilἄχριthe dayἡμέραςon whichἧςhe was taken up,ἀνελήμφθηafter giving instructionsἐντειλάμενοςthroughδιὰthe Holy Spiritπνεύματος ἁγίουto the apostlesτοῖς ἀποστόλοιςwhomοὓςhe had chosen;ἐξελέξατο
Acts 1:2
Study it in the app“until the day on which he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:2, word by word
- untilἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- the dayἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- he was taken upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthē
be taken up
To be lifted into heaven.
Where else “anelēmphthē” appears- after giving instructionsἐντειλάμενοςenteilamenos
command
Command, give orders.
Where else “enteilamenos” appears- the Holy Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- the Holy Spiritἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- to the apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostolois
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolois” appears- he had chosenἐξελέξατοexelexato
choose
Choose, select.
Where else “exelexato” appears
The context
1The first account I made, O Theophilus, about all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 · This verse (above)
3to them he also presented himself alive after his suffering by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
To study Acts 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus tell the apostles they will receive, and what will they be, before he is taken up? (v. 8)
2. What it means
Why do you think Jesus does not answer their question about the timing and speaks instead of being witnesses? (vv. 6-8)
3. How I live it
The disciples waited together in prayer (v. 14). What helps you hold steady when you wait for something and do not know when it will come?